Crime log: Victim hit in head, robbed at Burbank Drive gas station

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- A man claims he was pumping gas on Burbank Drive on May 3 when an unknown black suspect robbed him and hit him in the head with an unknown object.

According to a Montgomery Police report, the victim claimed a man came up behind him and stuck an unknown object in his bank.

When the victim emptied his pockets and turned around, the suspect hit him in the head with an unknown object above the left eyebrow causing a minor cut.

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In the 3300 block of Harrison Road on May 3, a victim told police he was in the parking lot of a business when he was approached by two unknown black suspects. One of the men pulled out a large black and silver handgun, and demanded his money.

The victim struggled with the suspects before they ran from the area, according to the Montgomery Police report. Witnesses told police the suspects exited a dark blue Ford Explorer which left the scene when the suspects ran on foot.

According to the report, the victims followed the Explorer to the 3510 block of Littlejohn Drive where the occupants left the vehicle. Police confiscated the vehicle for further investigation.

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A man reported to Montgomery Police on May 3 that he was at the Walmart at 851 Ann Street when two unknown black men held him at gunpoint and demanded money.

The victim told police that he refused to hand over any money, and the suspects fled the area in a Blue Expedition.

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Corey James Thomas Jr. (MCSO)

Montgomery Police have charged a local man with robbery, rape and sodomy charges.

Corey James Thomas Jr., 18, of Brookwood Drive, was arrested on May 3 and charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, and two counts of first-degree robbery, according to jail records.

He is being held in the Montgomery County Detention Facility on $240,000.

Details of his arrest weren’t released. Efforts to obtain the information from Montgomery Police were unsuccessful.